Julian Paul Assange is an Australian editor, publisher and activist.
He founded WikiLeaks organization in 2006.
WikiLeaks garnered international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.
The leaks included the Baghdad airstrike Collateral Murder video (April 2010), the Afghanistan war logs (July 2010), the Iraq war logs (October 2010), and Cablegate (November 2010).
Assange has been held in London’s Belmarsh prison since 2019, and detained on an extradition warrant to the US over espionage allegations stemming from publishing military and diplomatic files in 2010.
On December 10, 2021, the High Court in London ruled that Assange could be extradited to the US to face the charges. But, in March 2022, the UK Supreme Court refused Assange permission to appeal.
On June 17, 2022, Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition.
Who is Julian Assange’s father? Who is Julian Assange real father?
Julian Assange’s real father is John Shipton.
Julian was born Julian Paul Hawkins to John Shipton and Christine Ann Hawkins.
His father John Shipton is an anti-war activist and builder.
Prior to the birth of Julian, his parents separated. His mother Christine then married actor Brett Assange when he was a year old.
When Julian became of age, he changed his surname from Hawkins to Assange since he regarded Bret as his father.
John Shipton, 78, currently resides in Victoria.